Piraeus Port - Cruise Tour to Athens

There are three popular cruise tours from Piraeus Port.

Acropolis

Athens City and Acropolis

Cape Sounio

Below is a short discruption of those tours.You can prebook your tour from a taxi company or ask at taxi driver for a tour. The tour starts from the pick up location of your choice. If you are on a cruise and you are not sure about the arrival time of the cruise ship to Piraeus you most companies will monitor your arrival to the port in order to pick you up on time without waiting cost

Departure point: Your cruise ship in Piraeus or your Hotel in Piraeus of Athens.End point: Same as departure point or as per your request within Piraeus and Athens.Duration: 4 hoursPrice: 119 Euro per taxi (maximum 4 persons per taxi)

You will drive to the center of Athens and to Acropolis. You will visit the archeological area of Acropolis and visit Dionysus sanctuary and Dionysus Theatre on the slopes of Acropolis. You will walk though the olive planted footpaths and reach the Propylaia, which is the monument at the entrance of Acropolis. You will have time to visit the monuments on Acropolis such as the Parthenon, the Erectheion, the Nike Temple. You will take 1-1.5 hours to walk slowly and give a some information on all monuments. Depending on your interested we can go into more details or you an relax and take photos.

On our way to Acropolis museum, you will see the surrounding monuments such as the Odeon of Herodes Atticus and the Ancient Agora. This will take around 20 min. At that point we reach the New Acropolis Museum.

The museum exhibits about 4,000 artifacts. It is impressive not only because of the antiquities but also because of the unique design which incorporated excavations with the antiquities just under the glass floors. The Acropolis masterpieces are marked out and given the prominence they deserve through the ideal interior atmosphere conditions, the natural lighting, as well as easy visitor access, panoramic views and excellent layout of the exhibition areas.

Before heading back to the cruise ship or the destination of your choise, you will have a short walk in the picturesque area of Plaka. We will pick up our taxi from Monastriraki and drive through Athens city center.

Athens Private Tour - 6 hours

Departure point: Your cruise ship in Piraeus or your HotelEnd point: Departure point or as per your request within Piraeus and AthensDuration: 6 hoursPrice: 179 Euro per taxi (maximum 4 persons per taxi)

Description

This tour is lifetime experience in the ancient and modern Athens. A balanced tour that will reveille the mysteries of ancient Greece. The descriptions below highlight the tour.The tour starts from the pick up location of your choice. If you are on a cruise and you are not sure about the arrival time of the cruise ship to Piraeus you will tell the driver the approximate time and the company will will monitor the arrival of your cruise ship in order to pick you up on time.

After on our way to Acropolis museum, we will see the surrounding monuments such as the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. At this point you can choose to visit the Acropoli museum or stroll and relax for1 hour in the area of Thisio and Plaka. Thisio and Plaka are locked just below the rock of Acropolis. It is a famous place for walking and enjoying beautiful views on the Acropolis

Then you will visit Ancient Agora in the Monstiraki area. Agora is dated back to the Roman times and it was an open air trade area with vibrante atmosphere which you can still fill around in the streets of Monastiraki.

At this point you are about 5 hour in the tour. We will get in the taxi and go to Panathenaic Stadium or Kallimarmaro.The Panathenaic Stadium, also known as the Kallimarmaro "beautifully marbled", is the most ancient stadium in use in the world. It was built in 329 BC and since the refurbished many time with the latest in 1896 when it hosted the first modern Olympic Games.

Cape Sounio - Taxi Tour

Departure point: Your cruise ship in Piraeus or your HotelEnd point: Departure point or as per your request within Piraeus and AthensDuration: 4 hoursPrice: 109 Euro per taxi (maximum 4 persons per taxi)

Description

This tour reveals a the magical perspective of Athens. An alternative and impressive itinerary unknown to the majority of travelers. We will visit: